Scotland Branch Newsletter Issue 11

ISSUE: 11 DATE: March 2018

IHBC SCOTLAND EVENTS

Welcome to Issue 11 of the IHBC Scotland Newsletter for spring 2018 approaching.

IHBC Membership Application Training Event (MATE): We will confirm shortly if we have a date for this, a branch MATE to be held in Glasgow. More on MATEs support sessions can be found online. Further details....

A day for the Year of Young People 2018: We hope to dedicate a special day for younger members (aged under 35) towards the end of the year.

CPD on conservation areas at 50 after introduced by the Civic Amenities Act in 1967 on 17 June. We have two events as follows in recognition of this, which will be free to members and also open to non-members for £25. CPD certificates will be issued on request.

Event 1: 50 years of Conservation Areas in Scotland, Carlops and Skirling (on Thursday 19 April 2018): Looking back at what has been achieved through Conservation Areas in the past and forward to what is happening today and planned in the future. The first two conservation areas in Scotland, designated simultaneously by Peebleshire County Council and published in the Edinburgh Gazette on 19 April 1968, were Carlops and Skirling. The next notice was that by Midlothian County Council for its part of Carlops. We aim to first explore Penicuik Conservation area with Midlothian Council , where a CARS is in preparation. Then we will have a detailed look at Carlops Conservation area, a small weaving village, and have a celebratory lunch in the Alan Ramsay Hotel. This counts as 3 hours CPD on the following timetable.

 9.25 The 102 Bus leaves Edinburgh Bus station, gate E, and arrives in Penicuik at 10.13  10.13- 12.08 morning tour with Midlothian Council of Penicuik CARS to view priority projects, e.g. Penicuik Press and buildings by FT Pilkington  12.18- 13.00 tour of Carlops Conservation Area. Critical assessment of new build insertion at end of row of weavers’ cottages (101 Stagecoach bus to Dumfries leaves Edinburgh bus station at 11.20; Penicuik at 12.08; and Carlops at 12.18 for those omitting Penicuik) Further details....  13.00 lunch, Alan Ramsay Hotel in Carlops (numbers please a week before to

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[email protected]), each participant paying her/his own bill.  14.15 or 15.11 take 101 bus to Edinburgh, arrives in Edinburgh bus station 15.14 or 16.11 (former also calls in Penicuik). Disperse

Event 2: 50 years of Conservation Areas in Scotland, Ayr and Maybole (on Friday 11 May 2018): With South Ayrshire Council we will explore the relationship between CA management (including THI) and Ayr Renaissance’s town centre regeneration plans in the morning; and ditto between CA management (including a joint Maybole THI & CARS) and the Maybole regeneration plan. Maybole is also interestingly the last town in Scotland to progress bypass plans says our committee member and past Convenor Paul Zochowski who is arranging the proceedings. The speakers and date will be confirmed very shortly by email. Delivers 6 hours CPD.

 Trains from Glasgow Central to Ayr: 8.30; 8.38; 9.00; 9.04; 9.31 (arriving in Ayr at 10.18)  Ayr to Glasgow Central 16.23; 16.27; 16.54; 1706; 17.24  The nearest free parking is on Queens Terrace Lane

Further reading: PAN 71; Ayr Central Conservation Area Appraisal; Maybole Conservation Area Appraisal.

COSTS: Free - IHBC Members/Affiliates/Associates and students; or £40 for non- members (Pay on the day, or ask for invoice when booking).

Please email [email protected] to book.

Please also email to here if you have any more suggestions or would like to participate at these or any other events.

IHBC Annual School 2018: Booking now open (with early bird rates until 21st April). We are excited to have the IHBC Summer School and AGM take place so very close to Scotland, yet in a place facing a different order of challenges: Northern Ireland will be an exceptionally good host. For information see Further details.... Bursaries are available at Further details.... A free place will be announced to winners of the Marsh Awards as noted below.

IHBC SCOTLAND NEWS

Planning (Scotland) Bill Financial Memorandum: We have offered written evidence on this through our Consultations Secretary Charles Strang to the Scottish Parliament’s Finance and Constitution Committee, which has been uploaded onto the IHBC website. Further details.... Highlighted was the need for greater resources and skills for Planning Authorities; more effective engagement with communities, starting right at the survey stage of Local Development Plans; and the low public confidence in the Scottish Planning System despite its key role in the design and delivery of a sustainable Scotland. Further details....

Running in parallel, Charles also participated – for the Local Government and

Communities Committee – in the Planning (Scotland) Bill, which is now progressing through the parliamentary process with Stage 1 expected to be completed mid-year.

Twitter: IHBC Scotland now has over 1500 followers. If you have a Twitter account please feel free to join in @ihbcscotland

IHBC’s first NewsBlog Branches Update: Explore IHBC CPD and more across the UK. The IHBC has launched the first of its new regular NewsBlog IHBC Branches Update, collated and edited by Branch Support Officer Carla Pianese. So now IHBC members and colleagues can find local CPD across the UK, from Montreal interiors, in Scotland, to our MATE application support session, in Wales! ALWAYS BE SURE TO BOOK AND CHECK WITH THE BRANCH FOR LATEST DETAILS! Further details....

IHBC Toolbox: Be sure to check out here for our latest technical publications, and more, online. Further details....

IHBC Council+ having a say in the structure and direction of the IHBC last took place in Holborn in November. It will next meet in Peterborough in May to discuss for example ‘reverse mentoring’. A further IHBC member can join in via their branch committee and travel expenses can be reimbursed. Further details....

IHBC’s Marsh Awards for Community Contribution (Retired Member); and for Successful Learning in Heritage Skills: Our committee has nominated a candidate for each award, including on this occasion a young person for the latter, in keeping with Scotland’s Year of Young People 2018.

This award celebrates the contribution of a retired IHBC member to the community (e.g. through BPT involvement, neighbourhood planning, civic and local trusts with heritage interests). The awards are marked with £500 cash and a FREE residential place at IHBC’s next Annual School on 'Our shared heritage' in Belfast. Last year's winner Ken Burley was nominated by the Yorkshire Branch. Further details....

BEFS: IHBC Scotland is represented on the forum via Sarah Kettles, branch Membership Secretary. The latest BEFS Bulletin can be found online via our Branch pages on the IHBC website under the ‘References’ tab. Further details....

IHBC concerns over EPC: We are one of a number of the organisations to have written, raising concerns on the current approach taken by EPC towards traditionally- built and historic properties. For example from March financial penalties apply to landlords of properties with low assessments. A review of EPC in Scotland is underway and regulations are also set to change in England and Wales this April.

Architectural Conservation Masterclasses 2018 at ECA: This year brings the 41st session of this masterclasses series on Thursday evenings with 4 more left to run this session. Further details.... We are pleased to sponsor the masterclass on 8th March, ‘Conservation of Interiors from the 1950s–1970s in Montréal, Québec, Canada’, see selected events listed below).

OTHER NEWS; & EVENTS

Dundee Conservation Lectures 2018: This year’s programme started on Tuesday 13th February. The full programme on weekly Tuesday evenings is now online. Further details.... Details of the next 2 lectures are listed below. Speakers in the programme include Andrew Wright (on an estate’s exemplary approach); Dr James Macaulay (on Charles Rennie Mackintosh); Will Napier and Steven Blench (on historic plasterwork); Kate White (on Japanese Gardens); Dr Peter Burman (‘Spirit of Place’); and Christopher Dingwall (on Humphrey Repton and Valleyfield). Lectures will start at 6pm in Dundee University Dalhousie Building, Hawkhill, and are free.

Architectural History and Theory Seminar Series 2018 at ECA: Into its 2nd semester this year there are 3 more public seminars left to run, which take place on selected Tuesdays at 5.15pm, usually in Minto House on Chambers Street, opposite the National Museum of Scotland. Further details....

The Engine Shed: Is running an exhibition, ‘Talking shops – A History of Scotland’s Shops’ from 26th of February to the 22nd of June 2018, which can be visited free from Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm. See the website Further details.... Interestingly on the theme of shops there are two other related events this May by the GCHT; & AHSS (refer list).

There are also two more seminars at the Engine Shed listed below.

Also coming soon is a CPD module of taught lectures and site visits looking at the manufacture, use and conservation of glass and glazing systems in Scotland’s historic built environment over the 3 weeks between the 27th March and 16th April (22.5 taught hours). This is part of a wider Advanced Postgraduate Diploma at the Engine Shed. Email for Further details.... or to book a place.

Architectural Conservation Masterclasses 2018 at ECA: This year brings the 41st session of this masterclasses series. There are 4 more Thursday evenings left to run this session. Further details.... We are pleased to be jointly presenting the next masterclass on 8th March, ‘Conservation of Interiors from the 1950s–1970s in Montréal, Québec, Canada’, see selected events listed below).

Obit: Scotland Branch IHBC regrets to report the passing of Dr Gavin Stamp on 30th December 2017, an eminent scholar, adopted Glaswegian and the wittily acerbic Piloti of Private Eye.

San Gemini Preservation Studies Program: Students and scholars may now apply for this summer’s field school, NB prior to 15th March 2018. For the historic buildings course syllabus see Further details.... ; and for the inter-session tours see Further details....

Historic Environment Scotland portfolio: IHBC was represented at the launch of the HES Asset Management Plan 2018 in February. This plan outlines the steps taken to maintain the hundreds of historic properties and related items in its care. Further details....

This follows on from a new report in January, the ‘Climate Change Risk Assessment Report’; an ongoing exercise to understand, monitor and manage environmental risk to HES’s diverse estate. Further details....

Hot-mixed Lime Mortars: Microstructure and Functional Performance Technical Paper 27: On the behaviour and characteristics of traditional lime mortars. Further details....

Specifying Hot-mixed mortars Technical Paper 28 by Scottish Lime Centre Trust director Roz Artis and commissioned by Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has now also been issued. A digital copy is available to read online. Further details....

Keep track of all new publications from Historic Environment Scotland (HES) via their website at Further details....

Scottish Lime Centre Trust courses with IHBC discount: Visit the website to check the calendar (Further details....), funding, and suitability. Events focus on traditional building skills for repair and conservation. See some selected examples on the list below at Charleston Workshops in Fife. Plus there are also occasional events at Penicuik House.

2017 SURF Award winners: The five category winners in last year’s SURF Awards were announced by Scottish Government Minister for Housing and Local Government, Kevin Stewart MSP, on the evening of Thursday 7 December in Glasgow’s Grand Hotel. Further details.... The winning projects will be presented and discussed at a workshop in May as listed below.

Sustainable Development Goals Network the coalition in Scotland hoping to raise awareness, support and track progress of the UN’s SDGs in Scotland is looking to encourage responsibility for the goals at key strategic levels. An invitation was launched in January to organisations and individuals across Scotland to sign an open letter to the Scottish cabinet, Secretary of State, parliamentary committees, political parties, and all 32 local authorities (we hope not excluding Scotland’s 2 NPAs) to demonstrate their commitment to delivering the SDGs by publishing their specific actions. Further details....

Under One Roof is now partnered with Changeworks, the leading environmental charity, to increase outreach with owners and to help highlight the relationship between maintenance and reducing the impacts on climate change. Further details....

The Life and Times of Walter Newall Saturday 3 March 2018 (2.15pm to 4.30pm) Castle Douglas (Gordon Memorial Hall, 68 St Andrew St, Castle Douglas DG7 1EX) Afternoon lecture. Further details....

Climate Change Impacts on Historic Environment: Assessing Risk & Taking Action Tuesday 6 March 2018 (9.30am to 4pm) Stirling (The Engine shed, Forthside Way, Stirling FK8 1QZ) One day seminar. Further details....

Analysis of a Clackmannanshire Estate, an Exemplary Approach Tuesday 6 March 2018 (6pm to 9pm) Dundee (LT2, Dalhousie Building, University of Dundee, Old Hawkhill, Dundee DD1 5EN) Evening lecture. Further details....

Stone Matching Wednesday 7 March 2018 (12.30pm to 1.30pm) Glasgow (GCHT, 54 Bell Street, Glasgow G1 1LQ) Lunchtime CPD seminar. Further details....

Conservation of Interiors from the 1950s–1970s in Montréal, Québec Thursday 8 March 2018 (5.30pm to 7pm) Sponsored by IHBC Edinburgh (Adam House, University of Edinburgh, 3 Chambers St., Edinburgh EH1 1HR) Evening Masterclass. Further details....

Masonry consolidation techniques for repair of historic buildings & structures Friday 9 March 2018 (9.30am to 4.30pm) Fife (SLCT, Charlestown Workshops, 2 Rocks Road, Charlestown, Fife KY11 3EN) One day course. Further details....

William Adam and Formal Landscape Design in Scotland 1720 – 1745 Monday 12 March 2018 (from 6.30pm) Edinburgh (St Andrew's & St George's West Church 13-17 George St, Edinburgh EH2 2PA) Evening lecture. Further details....

Historic Plasterwork Tuesday 13 March 2018 (6pm to 9pm) Dundee (LT2, Dalhousie Building, University of Dundee, Old Hawkhill, Dundee DD1 5EN) Evening lecture. Further details....

BEFS Conference 2018: Historic Environment Scotland Policy Statement Thursday 15 March 2018 (10am to 4pm) Edinburgh (ECCI, High School Yards, Infirmary Street, Edinburgh EH1 1LZ) Day conference. Further details....

Introduction to Leadwork Monday 19 March 2018 (Arrival and registration from 8.30am) Aberdeen (Tullos Training, Craigshaw Drive, Aberdeen AB12 3AL) One day course. Further details....

Power to the People: Understanding Community Right to Buy Wednesday 14 March 2018 (6pm to 8pm) Glasgow (Govanhill Baths, 99 Calder Street, Glasgow G42 7RA) Public evening talk. Further details....

Intro to Digital Documentation of Buildings, BIM & Virtual Reality for Heritage Monday to Tuesday 19-20 March 2018 (9.30am to 3pm/4pm resp.) Stirling (The Engine shed, Forthside Way, Stirling FK8 1QZ) Two day seminar plus optional evening event. Further details....

Insight Tour: British Geological Survey Tuesday 20 March 2018 (10am to 12pm) Edinburgh (BGS, The Lyell Centre – Heriot-Watt University, Currie EH14 4AP) Morning facility tour). Further details....

Style & Service in Glasgow’s Shops Wednesday 21 March 2018 (6pm to 8pm) Glasgow (GCHT, 54 Bell Street, Glasgow G1 1LQ) Evening talks. Further details....

Contractor Leadworking Training (Basic Bossing and Welding) Tuesday to Friday 20-23 March 2018 (8.15am to 5pm) Aberdeen (Tullos Training, Craigshaw Drive, Aberdeen AB12 3AL) Four day course. Further details....

Maintaining Traditional Buildings Friday 23 March 2018 (10am to 3pm) Fife (SLCT, Charlestown Workshops, 2 Rocks Road, Charlestown, Fife KY11 3EN) Mid-day seminar. Further details....

Conservation of all Buildings Great and Small Saturday 24 March 2018 (2.15pm to 4.30pm) Castle Douglas (Gordon Memorial Hall, 68 St Andrew St, Castle Douglas DG7 1EX) Afternoon lecture. Further details....

STP Funding Workshop: Where's the Money? Wednesday 28 March 2018 (1.30pm to 4pm) Glasgow (The Lighthouse, 11 Mitchell Lane, Glasgow G1 3NU) Afternoon workshop. Further details....

Glasgow’s Traditional Shopfronts Thursday 29 March 2018 (from 7.30pm) Glasgow (Garnethill Rm, Renfield St. Stephens Centre, 260 Bath St, Glasgow G2 4JP) Evening lecture. Further details....

The Collapse of Holyrood Abbey Church in 1768 Monday 9 April 2018 (from 6.30pm) Edinburgh (St Andrew's & St George's West Church 13-17 George St, Edinburgh EH2 2PA) Evening lecture. Further details....

Successful approaches to regenerating Scotland’s places: SURF Awards Thursday 31 May 2018 (10am to 1pm) Irvine (The Portal Townhouse, 66 High Street, Irvine KA12 0AZ) Morning shared learning workshop. Further details....